Referred to: Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee (Chairman Briggs and

Legislators Gregorius, Loughran, Maio and Ronk), and The Ways and Means

Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators Bartels, Belfiglio, Briggs, Maio,

Maloney, Provenzano, and Rodriguez)

Chairman of the Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee, Thomas J. Briggs,

and Deputy Chairman Kenneth J. Ronk offer the following:

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature approved the acceptance of funds

from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services’ Crimes Against

Revenue Program (CARP) by Resolution No. 213 dated June 17, 2014; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County District Attorney has been awarded additional

funding in the amount of $100,000.00 by the New York State Division of Criminal

Justice Services (DCJS) under CARP for the term October 1, 2014 through

September 30, 2015; and

WHEREAS, the funds will be used exclusively to fund a forensic accountant

to assess, identify evidence, review documentation and provide testimony if

necessary, on a case by case basis during the prosecution of revenue crimes against

New York State committed within Ulster County; and

WHEREAS, the District Attorney requests that the Chairman of the Ulster

County Legislature be authorized to execute an agreement (NYS Contract No.

C444303) with the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services for

participation in CARP for the term October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015 in

the amount of $100,000.00; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby

authorized to execute an agreement, and any amendments thereto, with the New York

State Division of Criminal Justice Services (NYS Contract No. C444303) in the

amount of $100,000.00 for the term October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015, in

the form as filed with the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature, or as modified with

the approval of the County Attorney and Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature;

and, be it further

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Resolution No. 320 September 23, 2014

Authorizing The Chairman Of The Ulster County Legislature To

Execute An Agreement With The New York State Division Of

Criminal Justice Services To Accept Additional Funds From The

Crimes Against Revenue Program – Amending The 2014 Ulster

County Budget – District Attorney

RESOLVED, that the 2014 Ulster County Budget is hereby amended as

follows:

INCREASE AMOUNT

AA.1165.1031-4300.4375 Professional Service, Forensic $25,000.00

(Appr.#)

AA.1165.1031-3300.3389 State Aid, Other Public Safety $25,000.00

and, be it further

RESOLVED, that if funding for this program is eliminated, the program/

position will be eliminated as well,

and move its adoption.

 ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

 AYES: 20 NOES: 0

 (Absent: Legislators Litts, Loughran, and Maloney)

Passed Committee: Law Enforcement and Public Safety on September 8, 2014

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on September 17, 2014

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$25,000.00 – ADDITIONAL 2014 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

$25,000.00 – ADDITIONAL 2014 STATE REVENUE DOLLARS

$75,000.00 – ANTICIPATED 2015 APPROPRIATION DOLLARS

$75,000.00 – ANTICIPATED 2015 STATE REVENUE DOLLARS

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Resolution No. 320 September 23, 2014

Authorizing The Chairman Of The Ulster County Legislature To

Execute An Agreement With The New York State Division Of

Criminal Justice Services To Accept Additional Funds From The

Crimes Against Revenue Program – Amending The 2014 Ulster

County Budget – District Attorney

STATE OF NEW YORK

 ss:

COUNTY OF ULSTER

This is to certify that I, the undersigned Clerk of the Legislature of the County of Ulster have compared the

foregoing resolution with the original resolution now on file in the office of said clerk, and which was adopted by said

Legislature on the 23rd Day of September, 2014, and that the same is a true and correct transcript of said resolution and of

the whole thereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the County of Ulster this 25th Day of

September in the year Two Thousand and Fourteen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature

Submitted to the County Executive this Approved by the County Executive this

25th Day of September, 2014. 2

nd Day of October, 2014.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella |s| Michael P. Hein

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Michael P. Hein, County Executive

Ulster County Legislature